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    This document summarizes Lars Gemzoe's presentation on public spaces and public life. It discusses three key points: 1) Public life is changing from necessary activities to more optional activities that are dependent on the quality of public spaces. 2) Four scenarios of cities are presented: traditional, invaded, abandoned, and reconquered. 3) Five visionary cities (Barcelona, Lyon, Strasbourg, Freiburg, Copenhagen, Portland, and Curitiba) are highlighted for their efforts in prioritizing public spaces and public life.

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    Public Spaces for Public Life

    Seattle 2008
    Lars Gemze
    Architect M.A.A.
    Senior Lecturer of Urban Design
    Associate partner, GEHL Architects ApS
    Urban Quality Consultants

    0. Pedestrians are invisible in planning


    1. Public life is changing
    2. Four scenarios
    3. Five cities
    O. Pedestrians are invisible in the
    planning process
    Lots of data on vehicular
    traffic
    Always Traffic Departments with data
    about vehicular traffic
    constantly new models, marketing,
    high speed, noise, pollution,
    organisations etc.

    No data on pedestrians
    same old model, no marketing, low
    speed, small size, no pollution, usually
    no organisations etc
    No city department for Public Life
    Data is key - Making People Visible in Planning
    Public Space - Public Life surveys

    Many of the reports can be downloaded as PDF-files on our website

    www.gehlarchitects.dk
    Gehl Literature
    Public Spaces -
    Public Life
    Jan Gehl & Lars
    Gemze

    Life Between Buildings


    Jan Gehl
    New City Life
    Gehl, Gemze,
    Sndergaard &
    Kirkns

    New City Spaces


    Jan Gehl & Lars Gemze
    1. Public Life is Changing
    1. Public Life is Changing
    Optional activities
    Urban recreation

    Active
    recreation
    Optional activities
    Passive
    recreation

    Necessary activities
    From necessary to optional activities
    Will occur only if
    good quality is provided

    Will occur regardless of


    the quality provided
    Public life - if good quality is not provided
    New City
    Spaces

    Jan Gehl &


    Lars Gemze
    2. Four scenarios

    The traditional city


    The invaded city
    The abandoned city
    The reconquered city
    The traditional city
    The invaded city
    The abandoned city

    Clarksdale Mississippi
    hometown of John Lee Hooker
    The abandoned city and the shopping center
    Private spaces - private rules
    Growing health
    problems
    Park and sweat structure
    We need cities where it is a pleasure to walk and bike
    The reconquered city
    3. Five visionary cities

    Barcelona
    Lyon
    Strasbourg
    Freiburg
    Copenhagen
    Portland
    Curitiba
    Cordoba
    Melbourne

    + more:
    Bogota
    Cape town
    Lyon - France

    A human face to the city


    a green -, blue - and yellow plan
    social public space policy
    Lyon (1.3 mill. region)
    Lyon
    Lyon
    Lyon
    Lyon
    Lyon
    Lyon
    Lyon
    Strasbourg - France

    Combined public space and traffic policy


    linear renovation of public spaces
    along the new tramway tracks
    Strasbourg - 250,000 (city) / 435,000 (region)
    Before

    and after
    Strasbourg
    Portland Oregon - USA

    creating a heart - a meeting place


    pedestrian friendly policy
    grassroots
    Portland - 1.5 mill. (region)
    Pedestrian
    Master Plan
    Wide well furnished sidewalks
    Public Transit - free in down town zone
    Pioneer Courthouse Square - before
    Pioneer
    PortlandCourthouse Square - after
    A meeting place
    One reason it works so well is that
    the residents, having fought and paid
    for it, owns it.
    Gianni Longo,
    A guide to to Great American Public Spaces
    Copenhagen - 1.3 million inhabitants

    from car spaces to people places


    from shopping to meeting place
    data on pedestrians
    New City Spaces
    Copenhagen 2005
    Jan Gehl & Lars Gemze
    Study area 4 major studies 1968, 1986,1995 and 2005
    From car invasion ....to people places
    1962 First Pedestrian street

    1973 Network of streets

    2006 More and more places to stay


    Strget - the first car-free street 1962
    80.000 people per 24 hours in the summer
    Strget before
    Strget to day1962
    Pedestrian streets became very popular .even on rainy days
    Jazz festival
    Carnival
    Kindergarten picnic
    Staying
    Almost 4 times more car free m2
    Almost 4 times more people staying
    The number of caf
    chairs has increased
    with more than 60%
    from 1986 to 1995

    c e 19 95
    50 % sin
    alm ost
    h
    cr e as ed wit
    in
    e ats have
    Caf s
    Outdoor cafes all year round
    Enjoying the winter season
    Urban recreation at the waterfront
    The city of bicycles is a soft city
    Going to work in the municipality of Copenhagen
    70% continue to bike in the winter
    36% use bicycle
    27% drive car
    33% use public transit
    5% walk
    Bicycling has doubled in the last 10 years

    Peak hour traffic


    Green wave for bicycles

    From 17 km/h to 20 km/h


    The Best Bicycle City in the World
    Aim
    Morefor 2015
    than 50% bike to work

    50% reduction of accidents

    80% feeling safe bicycling

    The Best Bicycle City in the World


    Aim for 2015
    More than 50% bike to work
    50% reduction of accidents
    80% feeling safe bicycling
    Melbourne - Australia

    turning streets into fine places to walk and stay


    new public spaces
    getting housing and students down town
    Melbourne - 3.3 mill inhabitants
    The
    Donu
    t

    The Age c. 1980


    Places for
    People
    1994
    Report by Jan Gehl

    Places for
    People
    2004

    Report Gehl
    Architects

    www.gehlarchitects.dk
    More People
    living down town
    1983

     = 5 dwellings
    More People
    living down town
    1992

    738 dwellings

     = 5 dwellings
    More People
    living down town
    2002

    9,895
    dwellings

     = 5 dwellings
     convenience store
    More
    public spaces

    public space in 1983


    accessible all hours
    More
    public spaces

    public space in 1993


    accessible all hours
    More
    public spaces

    public space in 2004


    accessible all hours
    accessible business hours
    pedestrian zone - lunchtimes
    Lively streets
    New Street trees

    street trees
    since 1993
    Bluestone paving

    extent of bluestone paving in


    1985
    Bluestone paving

    extent of bluestone paving in


    2004
    Bluestone paving
    Outdoor Cafes

     curbside cafes in 1983


    Outdoor Cafes

     curbside cafes in 1993


    Outdoor Cafes

     curbside cafes in 2004


    New public spaces

    Federation Square
    Pedestrian traffic weekdays daytime: +40%
    Pedestrian traffic evening: +100 %
    Stationary activities +200-300%
    Melbourne has got an ambience at street level -
    almost like Paris!
    A city can invite more driving

    More roads = more traffic


    A city can invite more bicyclists
    More bicycle lanes = more bicycling
    A city can invite people
    More good public space = more public life!
    ..but someone has to take action
    Remember..........

    Thank you

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